Re: Configuring AC97 sound
On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 04:33:31PM -0600, Kent West wrote:
> Lynn W. wrote:
> >How do I activate sound so I can play music files in KDE using XMMS?
> >
> >I did a basic install of Debian 3.0 Woody, and after successfully
> >configuring web server type stuff, decided to see how to get a desktop
> >environment up and running out of curiosity. So I installed
> >x-window-system, kde, kdm and xmms and receive a sound card error
> >"device /dev/dsp" can't be opened on starting up kde.
>
> Assuming your sound circuits are properly configured, the problem is
> probably that you're not in the "audio" group. Add yourself to this
> group with a command like "addgroup lynn audio" as root. Then log out
Shouldn't that be
adduser lynn audio
?
> and log back in and see if the problem is solved.
>
> If not, you may not have the correct module(s) installed (as suggested
> below).
>
> >
> >(By the way, can XMMS play .ogg by default? MP3?)
>
> Yes (I think; I'm pretty sure; if not, it's easy to add).
> Yes.
>
>
> >lspci says my Dell GX200 has an Intel 82801AA AC97 Audio device.
> >
> >I tried disabling aRTs in KDE's control panel, installing/runnning
> >sndconfig & alsaconf all to no avail.
> >
> >Various Google searches suggest installing modules ac97_codec.o, sound
> >and soundcore, but I have no idea where to find these or how to install
> >these (they do not seem to be on the first Debian Woody CD and not in
> >apt-get).
>
> I hate setting up modems, sound cards, printers ... well, I generally
> hate setting up hardware. Once set up though, Debian's nice.
>
>
> I believe what you'll want to do is "modprobe via82cxxx_audio". This may
> be different depending on what kernel version you're using or whether
> you're using OSS or ALSA. If this works, you'll want to add the module
> to /etc/modules (or use "modconf" to unload, then load it, which will
> add the appropriate modules to /etc/modules for you).
>
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